Letter from Aaron Lopez, Jacob Rodrigues Rivera, Haye Z. Polock, and Nathaniel Hathaway to Captain Nathaniel Hathaway Regarding Cargo and Bills of Exchange, Newport, Rhode Island, June 13, 1768

A two-page letter dated June 13, 1768, from Aaron Lopez, Jacob Rodrigues Rivera, Haye Z. Polock, and Nathaniel Hathaway in Newport, Rhode Island, to Captain Nathaniel Hathaway, master of the brigantine The Hope. The letter provides instructions for the delivery of cargo to Captain Joseph Dean in Surinam and outlines alternative procedures if sufficient molasses cannot be procured. The letter also hints at the far-reaching commercial network of Aaron Lopez.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782
  • Rivera, Jacob Rodriguez
  • Polock, Haye Z.
  • Hathaway, Nathaniel
  • Lopez, Aaron / Rivera, Jacob Rodrigues (1717-1789) / Polock, Haye. Z.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 13, Folder 9